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Cite as: [2011] UKICO FS50354196
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Ministry of Defence (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FS50354196 (17 March 2011)
Summary: The complainant requested from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) details of MoD officials in specific pieces of correspondence. The MoD disclosed some information but withheld the rest, citing the exemption in section 40(2) (personal information). The Commissioner has investigated the complaint and has found that the requested information constitutes personal data and that its disclosure would breach the first data protection principle. The Commissioner has decided that the public authority dealt with the complainant-™s request in accordance with the Act and requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0104 dismissed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld